Order Of Adjectives

When several adjectives come before a noun, they usually have to be put in a particular order. The rules for adjective order are very complicated, and different grammars disagree about the details. Here are some of the most important rules:

Colour, origin, material and purpose

Adjectives (or modifying nouns) of colour, origin, material and purpose usually go in that order.

Red Italian leather riding boots
A Venetian glass flower vase

Other adjectives

Other adjectives usually go before words of colour, origin, material and purpose. It is impossible to give exact rules, but adjectives of size, length and height often come first.

A tall, ancient oak-tree (NOT An ancient, tall oak-tree)
A fat old lady
A small black leather bag
A round glass table